An Ironic Encounter

After seven weeks and 22 days of testimony, both sides in the Porco trial obviously felt ready for some relaxation and a nice dinner.
But who would have thought that the defense and prosecution would end up in the same restaurant? That’s what I’m told happened at Cosimo’s a popular Middletown restaurant, where the prosecution, including DA David Soares and Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael McDermott, along with other staffers, found themselves looking across the room at the same people they’ve battled with for almost two months — defendant Christopher Porco and some of his supporters.